NGC 2196

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Galaxy
NGC 2196
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NGC 2196 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Hare
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 06 h 12 m 09.6 s
declination -21 ° 48 ′ 21 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R ':) SA (rs) from / HII  
Brightness  (visual) 10.9 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 11.8 mag
Angular expansion 2.8 ′ × 2.2 ′
Position angle 35 °
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.007742 ± 0.000020  
Radial velocity 2321 ± 6 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(96 ± 7)  ·  10 6  ly
(29.4 ± 2.1)  Mpc 
diameter 90,000 ly
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date November 20, 1784
Catalog names
NGC  2196 • PGC  18602 • ESO  556-004 • MCG  -04-15-014 • IRAS  06100-2147 • 2MASX  J06120963-2148212 • GC  1384 • H  II 265 • h  3024 • HIPASS J0612-21 • LDCE 431 NED007

NGC 2196 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sa in the constellation Rabbit near the celestial equator . It is around 96 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 85,000 light years .

The object was discovered on November 20, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel with a 48 cm telescope.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : NGC 2196
  3. Seligman